Chantreau, Peter Nicholas

, an ingenious French
writer, the son of an advocate, was born at Paris in 1741,
and became teacher of the French language in a military
school in Spain, where he published a French grammar,
entitled “Arte de Hablar bien Frances,” Madrid, 4ta,
which went through six editions. On his return to France
he was appointed professor of history in the central school
of Gers, and afterwards in the imperial school at Fountainbleau. He died at Auch, Oct. 15, 1808. His works were,
3. “Dictionnaire des mots et usages introduits par la resolution,” 8vo, a curious medley of cant phrases, which he
published under the name of M. L’Epithete of Politicopolis.
2. “Voyage dans les trois royaumes d‘Angleterre, d’Ecosse,
et d’Irlande:” this journey he took in 1788 and 1789, and
the work appeared in 1792, 3 vols. 8vo. 3. “Lettres
ecrites de Barcelonne a un zelateur de la liberte” qui voyage
en Allemande,“1792, 8vo. 4.” Voyage philosophique,
politique, et litteraire, fait en Russie pendant les annees
| 1788 and 1789, &c.“2 vols. 8vo, replete with curious and
original information. 5.” Essai didactique sur la forme
que doivent avoir les livres elementaires faits pour les
ecoles nationales,“1795, 8vo. 6.” Tables chronologiques,“a translation of Blair’s Chronology, 1797, 4to.
7. The Index to Beau marc hais’s edition of Voltaire’s works,
which forms the 71st and 72d volume of that edition. 8.” Rudimens de i’histoire,“a work of very considerable
merit. 9.” La Science de I’histoire,“1803, et seqq. 4 vols.
4to. This work is peculiarly happy in the plan, and judicious and accurate in its execution. 10.” Histoire de
France abregee ct chronologique depuis les Gaulois et les
Francs jusqu’en 1808," 2 vols. 8vo. 1

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